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The automotive industry depends on strategic col- laboration between manufacturers and suppliers. The secure and reliable flow of information between these partners is critical. Data needed to support Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) must be seam- lessly shared between partners involved in a vehicle program. Intellectual property is continuously flowing between companies, geographies and time zones. After the release of the vehicle to manufacturing, partners must continue to exchange time critical information to coordinate orders, shipping and man- age inventory levels. Security, Reliability, and Performance are Critical The stakes are high. Even a brief disruption of infor- mation exchange can affect annual profits. Conversely, companies gain competitive advantage through effi- cient collaboration. Hence, the type of collaboration infrastructure, network, and support level is critically important. The ENX network was designed to deliver strategic business advantages. ENX standards makes the exchange of engineering, production-control and logistics data possible throughout the world. In con- Supply Chain Collaboration Drives the Auto Industry trast to individual solutions, ENX offerings enables every user to implement one single access in order to reach all of its partners. It harmonizes and simplifies the communication, making it reliable, fast and secure. The ANX Difference ANX operates the largest, private automotive network in North America and thoroughly understands the need for secure collaboration between automotive partners. When choosing a provider of ENX connectiv- ity, consider the many advantages delivered by ANX: • 12+ years experience with automotive supply chain collaboration with many large-scale deployments • Proven experience with transition from legacy tech- nologies such as ISDN to IP-based collaboration • Fast and comprehensive onboarding support. Experienced engineers ensure that new connections are established quickly • Comprehensive knowledge of the deployment and support of automotive collaboration applications like Teamcenter, and CATIA • Premium SLAs covering performance, availability and support • Automotive customer satisfaction ranking exceeds 95 % ENX is a leading standard for secure and reliable communication in the automotive industry. Developed and governed by ENX Association, its use has been growing constantly since inception in 2000. Today it supports hundreds of applications in critical areas like engineering, finance, logistics and supply chain management. ENX accesses are offered worldwide by leading telecommunication providers, certified by ENX Association. This data sheet is designed to give you a quick overview on one of them, ANX. Automotive Competence ANX began as a secure collaboration idea for the automotive industry in 1998. The North American OEMs and the Automotive Industry Action Group created the blueprint for the ANX network as a means to support secure automotive collaboration between manufacturers and suppliers of all sizes. Today, hundreds of automotive companies rely on the ANX network to support their collaboration needs. The ANX network was interconnected with the ENX network in 2010. This provides mem- bers of both networks access to all community members. Based in Southfield, Michigan, ANX is uniquely qualified as a Certified ENX Service Pro- vider. ANX understands the needs of the automo- tive industry and delivers unsurpassed SLA-based performance and support. ANX’s foundation is built upon deep technical expertise, broad experi- ence with mission-critical data connectivity, a passion for customer support and a proven record of supporting business needs across multiple value chains. “The ANX network delivers unsurpassed security, performance, and on boarding support for our B2B collaboration” ANX Network Operations Center ENX Service Provider Datasheet Jamal Farhat, CIO BorgWarner
